Coin-controlled vending machine



A. D. GROVER.

com coNTRoLLED VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION F`|LED MAY 4| 1917- PatentedJune 6, 1922,

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COIN GONI'ROLLED VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 4. ISII.

Patented June 6,1922.

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COIN CONTROLLEVD VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 4. 1917.

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ALBERT D. GROVER, OF'NEVVYGRK,` NL Y., ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO AUTOSALESCORPORATION, A CORPORATION OF NEW' YORK.

COIN-CONTROLILED VENDING IJIACHINE.

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original application mea April s, 191e, serial No.

Speeication of Letters Patent.

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1917. Serial No. 166,296.

T0 all whom t may con cerny Be it known that l, rrrenizr l). Gnovnr., a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York city, in vthe county of New York and State of N ew York, have invented certain new and usefulv mprovemelnts in Coin-Controlled Vending `Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to. coin-controlled vending machinesand has for yits object the provision of a machine otsmall dimensions and large capacity. f

TVending machineswliich are adapted for use in theatres and other places where out little space is available, must be of small dimensions, particularlyl as to depth, so :as not to constitute an obstruction. At the same time the machine should have a sutliciently large capacity to obviate frequent filling. This is especially desirable in the case oi machines installed for operation in moving picture theatres or the so-called continuous vaudeville houses vwhere `no' opportunity is afforded for replenishing the machines after the beginning of the yperformance until after the close.

The machine of my invention fulfils the* above and other requirements, in that it is oit small outside dimensions, has a coin-controlled mechanism which is exceedingly simple in construction and eilicient in operation, andl is provided with a goods-magazine which occupies almost the full height ol the casing and thereby provides theV machine with a maximum capacity.

The various objects and advantages et my invention will become apparent from adetailed description of the accom-pa ying drawings'which :term part of this specication and which show an embodiment of invention in the form in which it is now best known to me.

ln the drawings- F ig. l is a iront View of a machine embodying my invention, the cover plate for the coin mechanism being omitted and a portion of the front wall of the casing being broken away .tor the sake of clearness toV show certainparts within the casing.

Fig. 2 is aside View of Fig. 1,.looking from right to left, a portion of the side wall of the casing being broken away to show the gate which normally closes lthe delivery opening.

Fig.V 3 is a top plan view of Fig. 1.

Fig. d is a rear view or" the machine with the rear wall of the casing broken away to show the working parts within, the parts bein@` shown in normal position.

"ig 5 is a vertical cross-section approxi- .mately Online 5-5 of Fig. Il, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 6 is a transverse cross-section approximately on the broken line 6 6 of Fig. 4:, looking downwardly.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary detail view showing how the coin is locked against kreturn movement after being carried into the machine a predetermined amount.

Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 4- with the parts shown in full operated position to eject a piece of goods. j

Fig. 9 is a longitudinal section approximately on the broken'line: 9 9 of Fig, AS, looking in the direction or the arrows.

Fig. 10 is atop `plan view approximately on the broken line lO-lO oi' Fig. 8, .looking downwardly.

Fig. l1 is a fragmentary detail view showinfr the ejector and gate lin normal position.

tig. 12 is a view similar to Fig. 1l, showing a piece of goods `partly ejected from the magazine with the gate just opened to allow the goods to pass through.

Fig. 13 is a view similar toFigs. 1l and 12, with the piece of goods fully ejected, the ejecting lever having partly returned to normal position. n

Fig. Vla is a fragmentary detail view kshowing how the segment which supports the goods during the ejectingv operation is tripped by the bottom piece ofgoods, as the ejecting operation begins, into a position to slide readily .beneath the second Apiece ot goods; and

Fig. l5 shows how the ejecting lever is locked against return movement when the magazine is empty. n

` The closed outer easing of the machine is preferably made in two separable' sections, Awhich for the sake of distinction l will designate as a Hat section and a box-like section.` The ilat or .rear section comprises a rear wall lhaving side flanges 2, a top 3 and a bottom flange 4. The front or box-like section comprises a iront;` wall 5 provided with a bottom 6 and sides 7 and 8. The two sections of the casing are formed of suitable metal and when assembled they lit against each other to constitute a closed casing. The sides 7 and 8 of the front Ior box-like section fit against the side flanges 2 and top 3 of the rear or flat section, and the bottom 6 of the box-like section lits over the lowerl fla-nge of the fiat section. Suitable locking meansis provided for holding the sections in locked relation. The construction of the outer casing may, of course, be varied and I mention the foregoing construction merely by way of illustration.

Within the casing is supported an upright goods-magazine designated as a whole by M. This magazine is preferably formed of sheet metal and comprises a main wall 9, side walls 10 and longitudinal flanges 11 which serve to retain the pieces of goods in the magazine. 'Ihe magazine is rigidly held in place by any suitable means. In the presentillustration the magazine is supported by the stud 12 near the bottom and by a pairof studs 13 near the top. rFhe stud l2 also performs another function, as will appear later on.

The bottom of the magazine is formed by a plate member 14 which ,is secured to the frame of the magazine by means of the upwardly turned rear fia-nge 15 and the side piece 16. The flange 15 is fastened to the side wall 10 of the magazine and the side piece 16is fastened to one of the flanges 11. The bottom plate 14 of the magazine is provided with a laterally and upwardly extending portion 17 which guides the ejected package from the discharge opening 18 at the bottom of the magazine to the delivery opening 19 formed in the side wall 7 of the casing. It will 'be observed that the discharge opening 18 of the magazine is below the delivery4 opening 19. The advantage of this construction will'be explained later on.

On the side wall 7 is slidably mounted a gate 2O which is held in place by studs 21 extending from the side wall of the casing. The studs 21 extend through slots 22 in the gate. This pinvand slot-connection also limits the up and down movement of the gate. In its normal position, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 4 and 11, the gate 2O fully covers the delivery opening 19. the gate 20 is directly under the'control of the ejecting lever 23 which is pivoted on the stud 24 secured to the front wall 5 of the casing. The lever 23 is provided with a lateral arm or extension 25 tothe outer end of which is secured the lower end of a contractile spring'26, the upper end of which is secured tothe pin or stud 27 projecting from the lside Wall 8 of the casing. The spring 26 holds the ejecting lever 23`nor mally in the position shown in Fig. 4 and returns it to that position after each operation of the machine. Of course, any suitable spring means can be employed to main- The position of tain the ejecting mechanism in normal posishallow space or chamber formed between' the magazine and the front wall 5 of the casing. I might here explain that when I refer to the wall or plate 5 of the casing as the front wall or plate, I use the word front7 merely in a relative sense, and I so want the word understood when usedxin certain of the appended claims. In the broader aspect of my invention, so far as the delivery mechanism is concerned, it is immaterial whether the wallor plate which carries that mechanism constitutes the front or the rea-r of the casing when secured for operation to a suitable support, such as the back of a theatre chair.v

At its lower end the lever 23 is provided withy a laterally and rearwardly extending pin 28 which projects into the magazine through the rear slot 29 andlateral slot 30 thereof to push the bottom piece of goods through the discharge opening 18 and the delivery opening 19 when the lever 23 is operated. The position of the ejected package is shown'at P in Figs. 8 and 13.

The lever 23 controls and operates the gate 2O through the arm 31 pivoted at 12 on the front plate 5. The arm 31 is at one end provided with a rearward extension 32 arranged to engage between the spaced lugs 33 of the gate 20. The other `end -of the arm 31 is formed with an irregularly shaped cam-slot consisting of the portions 34, 35 and 36. From the lever 23 extends a pin 37 which engages. in thecam-slot of the arm 31. During the normal position of the parts, as shown in Figs. 4 and 11, the pin 37 of the lever 23 rests at the eXtreme outer end of the cam-slot-that is to say, in the portion 34. As the slot portion 34 is sub-1 stantially in an arc struck up from the pivot point 24 of the lever -23, the engagement of the pin 37 in the slot portion 34 positively locks the gate 2O in closing position.v DurllO ing the initial movement of the lever 23 toward the left (as viewed in Figs. 4 and A11), there is no corresponding movement of the gate 20, but as soon as the pin 37 enters the raising slot portion 35, the arm 31 is turned clockwise (as viewed in Figs. 4, 8- and 11), and the gate 20 is raised to fully uncover the deliveryl opening19. This open position of the gate, with the corresponding position of the pin 37 in the cam-slot, is

shown in Fig. 12. The operation ofthe gate 2O is so timed with respect to the movement of the ejecting lever 23, that the gate is fully opened just as the vbottom piece of goods is about to be projected through theV delivery opening 19, as Fig. 12 clearly shows. Continued operation of the ejecting lever 23 y from the position shown in Fig. 12, will vejecting operation of the lever 23.

push the bottom package P through the delivery opening 19vuntil it reaches the position shown in Figs. 8 and 13. rlhe position of the lever 23 at the `end'of its ejectingA movement is shown in Fig. 8. During the time that the pin 37 passes through the slot portion 36, there is no movement of the arm 31, because the slot portion 36,`when the arm 31 is in the position shown in Fig. 12, forms approximately an arc struck up from the pivot point 24 of the lever 23v as a center. rl`he slot portion 36 is, therefore, a rest or dwell portion and serves to hold the gate 20 in open position during the final forward movement of the ejecting lever as well as during the initial return movement thereof. Fig. 13 shows the lever 23 partially returned'to normal position and about'to close the gate 20. The gate will, of course, not close until the ejected piece of goods P has been withdrawn from the machine. As soon as the gate 20 is thus released, the spring 26 draws the lever 23 and the connected parts back to normal position.

One of the important features of my invention is the means which I have provided for holding the second piece of goods (and, of course, the rest of the stack or column) above the discharge opening 18 of the magazine during the time that the gate .2O is open. In this way it is impossible to obtain twopieces of goods from one operation of the machine. In the preferred form of my invention, this supporting means is in the form of a segment 38 mounted on the ejecting pin 28. The normal position of the segment 38 is that shown in Fig. 11. W'hen the ejecting operation begins, the rear edge of the bottom piece of goodstrips the segment into the position shown in Fig.- 14. A further movement of the lever 23 causes the forward edge 39 of the segment to enter the slot 40 formed in the bottom plate 14 and engage the downwardly bent tongue 41 over which the segment 38 rides and is gradually and easily lifted into engagement with the second piece of goods P2, as best shown in Fig. 12. In this way, the second piece of goods, and all those above it, are supported out of alignment with the discharge opening of the magazine during the t is, therefore, absolutely impossible to withdraw the second piece of goods, even should the gate 20 be held open by some instrument after the previously ejected piece had been withdrawn. If we imagined the ejected l piece IJ' withdrawn, as shown in Fig. 13, and G`O the .gate 2O held open by a knife blade or other instrument, the second piece P2 would drop into the dotted-line position P', indicated in Fig. 12. It will be clear from that figure that the package P 'is firmy wedged or locked against withdrawal bythe eXten- .of the lever 23 and adds to the smooth and easy operation of the parts. When the lever 23 reaches the'end of its return movement, the segment 38 falls back into its normal position, as shown in Figs. 4 yand 11,4 ready l to repeat the movements above described at the next operation of the machine. i

The movements of the supporting segmen A38 and gate 2O are so timed relatively to each other that the segment is in supporting position as long as the gate is open. In other words, the goods are always elevated against attempted withdrawal while the. delivery opening 19 is left open by the gate. It will be seen from Fig. 13 that after the ejected package P has beenr withdrawn and the lever 23 allowed to return, as soon as the pin 37 enters the inclined slot portion 35 of lthe arm '31, the gate 20 begins to descend. The segment. 38 remains in supporting position until thepin 37 leaves the slot portion 35 and enters the slot portion 34, but by that time the opening 19 has been closed by the gate 20.

I have provided means to rlock the ejecting lever 23 against full return movement when the supply of goods in themagazine is exhausted. On top of the stack of goods rests a weight or follower WV which has a recess 42 on its underside. After the last package has been ejected and the parts return to normal position, the segment 38 engages in the slot 42 of .the weight IV and thereby locks the lever 23 with its connected parts against further movement. This locked position of the parts `is shown in Fig. 15.

If desired, aspring gate 43 may be pivoted at the bottom of kthe magazine to vclose the discharge opening 18, as an additional safe-guard for ther goods. lW-hilezthe goods cannot be removedfrom the machine except by operation of rthe ejecting mechanism, quite irrespective ofthe gate 43, the use of this additional gate prevents the insertion of sharp pointed instrument to mutilate the` goods. .Ifloweven the use of the gate43 is by no means necessary, and I mention it merely as a matter of preference.

I will now-describe the coinmechanism by means of which the ejecting lever 23 is actuated into ejecting position upon the deposit of a proper coin. To` the front plate 5 of thecasingis secured a casting or framepiece designated as a whole by F. This fastening devices, such as screws or bolts 44, which enter the frame-piece from the inside of the casing, so as to prevent possible removal from the outside. The fastening members 44 enter the openings 44 of the frame-piece F, as shown in Fig. 1. The

Supporting frame-piece F is shallow and so does not project much beyond the front plate 5 of the casing, as clearly shown in the' drawings. On 1ts inner side the. framepieceUFy is formed with a recess or chamber which forms the coin-passage 45` and in which the rotatable coin-carrier 46 is opera` tively mounted. This coin-carrier comprises a dise having opposite notches 47 which receive the deposited coin and carry it through the coin-passage into lengagement with the pin 48 projecting forwardly from the upper end of the lever 23. The front plate or wall 5 of the casing is provided with an arcuate slot 49 through which the pin 48 projects, as best shown in Fig. 5. The coin-carrier 46 is secured to the inner end of the stud 50 which projects through the frame-piece F and carries at its outer end a suitable form of finger piece 51.

1n a recessed portion 52 formed in the inner wall of the frame-piece F is movably l mounted. a latch member 53 provided with a lateral portion 54 which extends into the coin-chute 45 and is, therefore, in the path of the moving coin. `The extension 54 has a beveled edge 55 which the descending` coin engages to move the latch member 53 out of obstructing position. After the coin has been carried downwardly in the coin-carrier past the beveled edge 55 of the latch member f 53, the coin becomes locked against return movement by the straight edge 56 of the extension 54 engaging the edge of the coin. Fig. 7 shows the coin in a position in which it has just been locked against return movement by the member 53. 1n other words, after the coin has been carried into the machine a predetermined distance, the coincarrier cannot be rotated reversely, but the forward movement must be completed. This locking of the coin and coin-carrier against reverse movement occurs before the gate 20 is fully opened in the' operation previously described. The latch member 53 is returned to normal position by a spring 57 mounted in the slot er recess 58 of the latch member. lThe lower end of this spring. bears against a fixed lug 59 projecting rearwardly from the front wall 5 of the casing, while the Lipper end bears against the top of the slot or recess 58.

The operation of the coin-mechanism as so far described will now be clearly under-v of the coin-carrier If neither of the coin-receiving notches 47 happens tov be iny rides over the inclinededge 55 ofv latch` member 53 and thereby pushes the latter out of the way. continues, the coin is brought against the pin 48 of the ejectinglever 23, whereupon the latter is rocked to eject the bottom piece ofV goods, as previously described in detail. The position of the coinv when the lever has been moved into full operative position is indicated at C in Fig. 8. Continued rotas tion of the coin-carrier raises the coin over the pin 48 and allows it to, drop intov the passage way 62 whence it slides over the inclined portion 63 of the. frame-piece F into the shallow chamber between the front wall of the casing and the magazine M. A suitable coin-box 64 may be placed at the bottom of the casing to receive the discharged coins.

On the stud 65 projecting from the front plate 5 of the casing is pivoted the gravity latch 66 which carries at its upper end a pin 67 projecting forwardly through the slot 68 in the plate 5 intothe path of movement of the extension 54 of the latch slide 53. The latch 66 has a weighted portion 69' which normally holds the pin 67 in position toV enthe lowerfedge 70 of' the extension 54 Aof the slide 53, as shownin Fig. 8. The

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As rotation rof the coin-carrier which is engagedA by the ejecting lever 23,`

when the latter is in normal position as shown in Fig. 4. WV hen the gravity latch 66 is so held by the lever 23, the pin 67 is out of alignment with the Vlatch slide 53, as shown in Fig. 4. However, as soonas the lever 23 moves out of normal position, the gravity latch 66 swings into its'normalor locking position to prevent complete downward rmovement of the latch slide or member 53. Therefore, should a coin be deposited when the supply of goods is eX- hausted, the coin-carrier will be stopped against rotation as soon as the coin has pressed the latch member 53 downwardly into engagement with the pin 67 of the gravity latch 66. This occurs before .the coin has reached the locking position shown iny Fig. 7, so that reverse rotation ofthe coin-carrier is permitted to carry the coin back through the coin-entrance slot 60 for removal by the intending purchaser. In this the loss of the deposited coin is preventedv when there are no goodsin the operation of the lever 23 with magnetic discsand washers. This coin-testing mechanism is mounted in the recess or chamber 78 formed in the 'front wall of the supporting frame-piece F. A plate f covers the recess or chamber 78. The magnetic coin tester comprises a permanent magnet 79 mounted to swing on the pin or stud80 carriedby the frame-piece F. The poles 81 of themagnet are bent to extend through an opening 82 in the frame-piece F approximately flush `with the `front wall of the coin-passage-45, as best shown in F ig. 6. At its lower end the magnet, or the frame onwhich it is mounted, carries a stop`83"which is normally out of alignment with the slot or recess 84 in the latch member 58, as shown in Figs.r4 and 8. Then a magnetic disc is deposited and carried past the poles of the magnet, the magnetic attraction will swing' the magnet toward the left as viewed in'Figs. 4 and 8), and thereby bring the stop 88 into alignment with the slot 84 of the latch member 58. Continued movement of the magnetic disc in the coin-carrier will deflect the latch member 58 Vdownwardly until arrested by the stop 88 engaging in the slot 84. This positively locks the magnetic disc and coin-carrier vagainst further movement However, the

coin-carrier may be rotated in the reverse direction to carry the magneticsdisc back through the coin-entrance slot whenceit may be removed.

To prevent the operation of the machine when a non-magnetic washer is deposited. I provide a pawl 85 pivotally mounted at its lower end in the lug 86 which is arrangedv in the chamber 78 of the frame-piece F,4as best shown in Fig. 1.A At Aits outer end the pawl 85 extends through an .opening in the trame-piece into the coin-passage 45 so as to be in the ypath ofthe moving coin. A suitablespring 87 mounted on the stud 880i the frame-piece F presses the pawl 85 and yieldingly holds it in the path of the coin. When a good coin is in thecoin-carrier the pa-wl 85 is repressed and allows lthe coin to pass. However, when a ring or washer is in the coin-carrier, the `upper end of the'p'awl85 snaps into the openingof.v the ring or washer and thereby locks the same against further entrance into the machine. pawl is beveled on the underside so that the locked ring or washer may be withdrawn by rotating the carrier in the reverse direction.v

The above described magnetic coin-tester and washer-catcher form no part of rny present invention, but are the joint invention of Earl E. Barber and myself, and orm the subject-matter of the co-pending Grover and Barber application, Serialk No. 7 62,810, filed April 22, 1913, and the divisional application, Serial No. 58,544, filed October 29,1915.

Although I have herein described and shown a machine of specific construction, I would have itdistinctly understood that I do not intend tobe limited tothe details of construction herein set forth, as it is obvious that the various features of novelty which characterize my invention may be mechanically carried out in other ways than that set `forth by way of illustration.

I will addv that this application isa division of my pending application Serial No.

89,752 filed Aprily 8, 1916. Owing to an offi- The head of thel cial-requirement for division, the claims in said original application have been restricted to the delivery vfeatures of theinvention, while the claims in -this additional application yare 'directed to the coin-controlled features.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is:

1. In a coin-controlled vending machine, a movable coin-carrier, an ejecting vmember adapted tobe voperated by the coin in said coin-carrier, locking means adapted to be moved aside by the'coin in said coin-carrier,-

and a latch held normally in an inoperative position by said ejecting member, said latch being automatically released when said ejecting member is out of normal position toL lock said means in locking position and' thereby lock the coin in the coin-carrier'against op-v erativemovement in the machine, saidcoincarrier being movable in the reverse direction to permit withdrawal of the coin.

2. In a coin-controlled vending machine, a

magazine for the vendible goods, a device for4 ejectingv the goods from said magazine, a rotatable coin carrier for conveying the deposited coin into engagement with said device to operate the same, a yieldable obstruction inthe path of the coin on the carrier, and means whereby said obstruction is automatically locked against yielding whenthe magazine is empty, so that the coin is locked by said obstruction against operative movement in the machine, said coin-carrier being movable in a reversedirectionl to lift the coin out of the coin-entranceslot for withdrawal.

8. In a coin-controlledvending machine, a .casingprovidedl'with a deliveryfopening, a gate for' normally closingfsaid delivery' open- Ldependently of ing, a magazine for the vendible packages,

mechanism for ejecting the packages from said magazine, said gate being mounted insaid mechanism, means whereby said mechanism automatically ope ns said gate during the ejecting operation, a hand-operable rotatable coin-carrier for actuating said mechanism through the medium of the deposited coin, and means whereby the coin-carrier is locked against reverse rotation before said gate is opened.

il. In a coin-controlled vending machine, a casing provided with a coin-entrance slot, a movable coin-carrier for conveying the coin into operative position, an operating member arranged to be engaged and actuated by the coin in the carrier, a yieldable element in the path of movement of the coin and adapted to be moved out of the way by the coin,

and a normally inoperative device for automatically locking said element against move-V ment when said member is out of normal po-rv sition, whereby the com in the coin-carrier is locked .against operative movement in the machine, lsaid coin-carrier being movable in the reverse direction .to permit withdrawal of the locked coin through the coin-entrance slot.`

5. In avcoin-controlled vending machine, a casing provided with a coin-entrance slot, a magazine Jfor ycontaining the vendible articles or packages, mechanism for ej ecting the articles :from said magazine, a coin-carrier for conveying the deposited coin into position to operate said mechanism, and means `'whereby the deposited coin in said coin-carrier isautomatically locked against operative movement when said magazine is empty, said coin-carrier being movable in a reverse direction to permit withdrawal of the locked coin through the coin-entrance slot.

6. In a coin-controlled vending machine, a casing provided with a coin-*entrance slot, a magazine for containing the vendiblel arti cles or packages, mechanismfor ejecting the articles `from said magazine, a coin-carrier for conveying the deposited coin into position to operate said mechanism, a yieldable obstruction in the path of the coin on the carrier, and means whereby said obstruction is automatically locked against yielding when theA magazine is empty, so that the coin in the coin-carrier is locked by said obstruction against further entrance into the machine, said coin-carrier being movable in a reverse direction to permit withdrawal of the locked coin through said coin-entrance slot. y

"1'.4 In a coin-controlled vending machine, movable coin-carrier to convey the deposited coin into operative position, a yieldable meinber inthe path of movement of the coin, said,member being adapted to cooperate withthe-coinjfor locking said coin-carrier against return'moveinent after a predetermined amount of Jr'orward movement, a magazine for containing the vendible articles, mechanism' operable through the medium of the deposited coin for ejecting said articles, and means whereby said member is locked against operative movement by the coin when the magazine is empty.

8. In a coin-controlled vending machine, a shallow and substantially rectangular casing provided with a magazine for the vendi# ble articles, an e]ecting device mounted to casing'. Jfor ejecting the articles from said(` magazine, a supplemental frame-piece Vsecured to the front wall of said casing and provided with a recess, a coin-carrier mounted to operate in said recess to convey the coin into engagement with said mechanism, and means whereby the coin is automatically dischargedirom said recess into said main casing.

10. Ina coin-controlled machine having a coin entrance slot, a Acoin-actuated member a movable coin-carrier for conveying the deposited coin into position to actuate said member, and means whereby the deposited coin is positively locked against operative movement in the machine when said member is out oiinormal position, said carrier being movable in the reverse direction to project said coin through said slot for removal.

11. In a coin-controlled vending machine, a shallow and substantially rectangular casing having means to provide a pair oi' shallow and closely adjacent chambers arranged in planes parallel with the plane of the casing, a pivoted lever mounted to operate in one of said chambers and having' a part extending into the other chamber, a handoperable coin-carrier rotatably mounted in the other chamber to carry the deposited coin against said part of the lever and thereby actuate the same, and means whereby the' coin is automatically discharged from said ksecond chamber into said iirst chamber ,after said lever has been actuated apredetermined amount. t Y Y Y u 1 12. In a coin-controlled vending machine,

a shallow and substantially rectangular casyfinghaving means to provide a pair of shall'so .held normally `in a predetermined position,

` coin against said part of the lever and thereby actuate the same, and means Where the coin is automatically discharged from said second chamber into said first chamber' after Said lever has been actuated a predetermined amount, Said lever and Said coin-carrier being pivotally supported on the front Wall of said casing.

13. In a coin-controlled vending machine, a shallow and substantially rectangular casing having means to provide a pair of shallow and closely adjacent chambers arranged in planes parallel With the plane of said casing, a magazine Within said casing to the rear of said chambers, a pivoted lever mounted to Operate in one of said chambers, said lever having two arms, an ejecting device connected With one of Said arms to eject the goods from the lower end of said magazine, the other arm extending into the other chamber a coin-carrier rotatably mounted in the other chamber and adapted to carry the deposited coin into engagement With the other arm of said lever, whereby said lever is rocked to actuate said ejecting device, and a hand-operable member for rotating said coincarrier.

In Witness whereof, I hereunto Subscribe my name this. 30 day of April, 1917.

ALBERT D. GROVER. 

